Winter Storm — St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

2025-01-30 to 2025-01-31 · St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Event narrative

The Savoonga AWOS (PASA) reported almost 10 hours of heavy snow and visibilities between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. Winds were sustained at 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. On occasion visibilities dropped to below a quarter mile due to the blowing snow.

Wider weather episode

A very cold upper level low tracked from the Bering Coastline of Western Alaska into the interior towards the end of the month. This resulted in periods of locally heavy snow and strong winds which brought low visibilities due to blowing snow. In addition, the coldest air of the season arrived across northern Alaska in the wake of this storm as a large Arctic high settled in behind the storm system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1237156. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.